ITA Live: Kings of War

Name: ITA Live: Kings of War
Director: Ivo van Hove
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2021-01-22
Duration: 270 min
Cast: Ramsey Nasr, Eelco Smits, Hans Kesting, Hugo Koolschijn, Aus Greidanus Jr.

“Ivo van Hove merges William Shakespeare's plays Henry V, Henry VI and Richard III into one explosive performance about leadership.”

0.020214h 30mNL

Cast

Ramsey Nasr

Henry V, Richmond

Eelco Smits

Grey, Henry VI

Hans Kesting

Richard III

Hugo Koolschijn

Charles VI, Warwick, Stanley

Aus Greidanus Jr.

Gloucester, Buckingham

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